A comparison between the views of teachers in South Africa and six other countries on involvement in school change

South African Journal of Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 461-474

  Swanepoel, Cassie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Decentralised decision making; Educational change; School reform; Schoolbased management; Teacher involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149239805     PISSN: 02560100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15700/saje.v29n4a291     Document Type: Article

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